# Could an F1 racer drive upside-down?

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**Created:** [May 14, 2007, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-an-f1-racer-drive-upside-down/403983 "2007-05-14T02:09:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-an-f1-racer-drive-upside-down/403983/21 "2007-05-14T19:34:04Z")

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The Hot Wheels-type loop would take advantage of inertia/centrifigul force and not demonstrate anything regarding the mulit-G downforce F1 cars generate and their hypothetical ability to drive upside down because of it.

A barrel role is a twist, not a loop. A barrel role is a way to get inverted.

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**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-an-f1-racer-drive-upside-down/403983/22 "2007-05-15T00:45:51Z")

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